Crime & Safety
BMW Stolen At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight On UWS: Police
Two suspects stole a BMW on Riverside Boulevard on Sunday afternoon, according to authorities. They remain at large.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY – A BMW X7 valued at $100,000 was carjacked at gunpoint in front of 200 Riverside Boulevard – the building formerly known as Trump Place – in broad daylight on Sunday afternoon, a police spokesperson told Patch.
It all happened at about 12:05 p.m. A 57-year-old woman was loading her vehicle, officials said, when she was approached by a large man who demanded her car keys.
He removed her from the driver seat and began to drive away when a 59-year-old man attempted to intervene – until another man emerged from a nearby vehicle and brandished a firearm at the good Samaritan.
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At that point, the duo drove off.
Cops described the first suspect as a man, about 6’2 and roughly 200 pounds. The bandit who brandished the gun is described as about 5’7. Both were wearing all black.
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No injuries were reported. No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing.
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